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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Kellogg honored for insight into mechanics of biological systems

9/12/2022 A&S Communications

… Molecular Biology and Genetics … Life Science and Technology in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, College of Arts and Sciences, will … Kellogg honored for insight into mechanics of biological systems …

Philosophy

Sydney Shoemaker, leading figure of Cornell philosophy, dies at 90

9/12/2022 Cornell Chronicle

Remembered as a powerful thinker and brilliant teacher, Shoemaker contributed to the outstanding reputation of Cornell philosophy during the second half of the twentieth century,

Economics

At global turning point, economists take stock of 100 years of development

9/9/2022 A&S Communications

Major figures in world economics will gather in Ithaca Sept. 15-17 to re-think the foundations of economics and the nature of regulation – with particular care for the environment.

Wearing a tiara with matching shiney necklace, a sash and medals, the white haired queen looks unsmilingly at the camera. — Photograph taken by Julian Calder for Governor-General of New Zealand Queen Elizabeth II in the Blue Room of Buckingham Palace.

International

King Charles III must quickly determine his path as ruler

9/9/2022 A&S Communications

Cornell faculty reflect on what will happen after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Academic diversity

New Jewish studies major approved in College of Arts & Sciences

9/8/2022 A&S Communications

“These efforts recognize the critical questions Jewishness raises and its place as part of a shared heritage.”

In Memoriam

Eminent physicist Kurt Gottfried, co-founder of Union of Concerned Scientists, dies at 93

9/8/2022 A&S Communications

Gottfried was also the author of a classic text on quantum mechanics and numerous scholarly articles on missile defense, space weapons, nuclear weapons and cooperative security.

Spiral galaxy — ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Riess et al. This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy Mrk (Markarian) 1337, which is roughly 120 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Virgo.

Astronomy

UVEX NASA mission advances with Cornell astronomers on team

9/8/2022 A&S Communications

Cornell astronomers Anna Y. Q. Ho and Shrinivas R. Kulkarni are part of the mission team for the UltraViolet Explorer (UVEX) mission, which has advanced toward a 2028 launch with NASA.

Fuel cell research

$8.3M award boosts chemistry research into fuel cells, batteries

9/8/2022 A&S Communications

The funding supports research, as well as the establishment of a small fleet of fuel-cell and battery powered (EV) cars at Cornell.

A.D. White Professors

A.D. White Professors are named; fall visits announced

9/6/2022 Cornell Chronicle

… scientists serving six-year terms. In addition, three full visits by current A.D. White Professors have been scheduled … dual-campus visit in program history. And three “mini” visits are scheduled: Beckles (Sept. 16); sociolinguist John … A.D. White Professors are named; fall visits announced …

White-haired smiling man with hands clasped in front of his stomach, wearing a blue blazer and dress shirt. — Robert Barker, Cornell University Frank Drake speaks at the 2017 40 Years of Cosmic Discovery: Celebrating the Voyager Missions and Humanity's Message to Space Panel.

In memoriam

Frank Drake ’51, astronomy pioneer, dies at 92

9/7/2022 A&S Communications

“Frank Drake was a pioneer of radio astronomy and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence using radio telescopes."

Arts Unplugged

Journalists join A&S professors to discuss global impacts of war in Ukraine

9/6/2022 A&S Communications

Ann Simmons, Moscow bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal, and Mark Landler, London bureau chief for the New York Times, join Professors Peter Katzenstein and Jessica Chen Weiss for the Sept. 22 Arts Unplugged event.

Jonathan Miller/Provided Khadija Monis ’24 completed an internship at the Ithaca Doula Access Initiative.

Global Cornell

Afghan students – now Cornellians – look to future

9/6/2022 Cornell Chronicle

Nine Afghan undergraduates from Bangladesh-based Asian University for Women fled their country after the Taliban took control in August 2021, arriving in Ithaca four months later.

2022 New Faculty

The College Welcomes New Faculty for 2022-23

9/6/2022 A&S Communications

This year, 15 new faculty are bringing innovative ideas in a wide range of topics to the College of Arts & Sciences’ nexus of discovery and impact, including climate change, astronomy, identity studies and the economy.

Chemistry and Chemical Biology

McMurry makes bestselling chemistry text free in memory of son

9/6/2022 A&S Communications

Starting fall 2023, the 10th edition of McMurry’s Organic Chemistry will be available an open educational resource (OER) through OpenStax.

man with horses in background — Provided Milo Vella spent time at the Big Pine Paiute Tribal Environmental Department and the Indian Water Commission in Owens Valley, Calif.

Student research & experiences

Student’s research focuses on Indigenous agriculture system

9/6/2022 A&S Communications

The movement involves not only re-establishing heritage foods, but also bolstering the systems that sustain them: irrigation and land access, for instance.

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